PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama averaged 49.1% job approval during his first term in office, among the lowest for post-World War II presidents. Only Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford had lower job approval averages.

According to Gallup, President Obama is tied with George W. Bush for most unpopular re-elected president since Gallup began measuring presidential job-approval in 1945.

In fact, Gallup found that apart from Bush, “every president…has had a higher job-approval rating in the January following his reelection than Obama has.”

Obama’s approval rating is at 52.

Think about it this way–following reelection, President Reagan’s approval numbers beat Obama’s by 11 points, President Eisenhower’s beat Obama’s by 21, and a much-derided Republican President named Richard Nixon beat Obama’s numbers by 7.

Hardly representative of a mandate and certainly a long way from supporting the misconception that Obama is lauded by the public while Republicans are despised.

lester, it’s time for your violin lesson! on January 30, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Edited for accuracy.

]]>By: Travis1http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/30/poll-obamas-approval-rating-surges-to-three-year-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2260612
Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:51:28 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=240751#comment-2260612CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Jessica Yellin and Dana Bush-Bash will probably be jumping for joy in the Situation Room. It’s great that Soledad O’Brien will be removed from the morning show. Her shreiking little liberal voice was not a good way to start the day.
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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:50:21 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=240751#comment-2260608Shocking! President receiving fawning coverage of inauguration and softball 60 Minutes interview gets high personal approval rating!
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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:25:30 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=240751#comment-2260573It’s the laser-like focus that hypnotizes people.
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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:14:47 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=240751#comment-2260564All is well wingnutz!
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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:59:55 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=240751#comment-2260548There was a caller on the Jason Lewis radio show last night that was voicing her regret now about voting for Obama. Seems she thought Obamacare was going to provide healthcare for her absolutely free, and has since found out such is not the case. She was rather miffed and swore that she now sees the light and would be voting Republican from now on. I wonder how many more are out there that still think they are going to get “free” healthcare?
That approval number might start to tank once some of O’s supporters get a glimpse of reality.
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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:54:43 +0000http://hotair.com/headlines/?p=240751#comment-2260544